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PUA_GLOBALUPDATE.GB

January 11, 2016
 Analysis by: Pearl Charlaine Espejo
 ALIASES:

PUP.Adware.globalUpdate (Arcabit)

 PLATFORM:

Windows

 OVERALL RISK RATING:
 DAMAGE POTENTIAL:
 DISTRIBUTION POTENTIAL:
 REPORTED INFECTION:
 INFORMATION EXPOSURE:

  • Threat Type: Potentially Unwanted Application

  • Destructiveness: No

  • Encrypted:

  • In the wild: Yes

  OVERVIEW


This potentially unwanted application may arrive bundled with malware packages as a malware component. It may be manually installed by a user.

It requires its main component to successfully perform its intended routine.

  TECHNICAL DETAILS

File Size:

761,856 bytes

File Type:

DLL

Memory Resident:

No

Initial Samples Received Date:

23 Dec 2015

Arrival Details

This potentially unwanted application may arrive bundled with malware packages as a malware component.

It may be manually installed by a user.

Other Details

This potentially unwanted application requires its main component to successfully perform its intended routine.

  SOLUTION

Minimum Scan Engine:

9.800

SSAPI PATTERN File:

1.695.00

SSAPI PATTERN Date:

09 Jan 2016

Step 1

Before doing any scans, Windows XP, Windows Vista, and Windows 7 users must disable System Restore to allow full scanning of their computers.

Step 2

Scan your computer with your Trend Micro product to delete files detected as PUA_GLOBALUPDATE.GB. If the detected files have already been cleaned, deleted, or quarantined by your Trend Micro product, no further step is required. You may opt to simply delete the quarantined files. Please check this Knowledge Base page for more information.


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